Maine 132th Legislature Status: Introduced

LD 487 — Resolve, Directing The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority To Apply For Federal Funding For The Purpose Of Identifying The Rail Corridor Connecting Portland To Orono As An Intercity Passenger Rail Corridor

Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced April 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Stalled 10% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Resolve, Directing the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority to Apply for Federal Funding for the Purpose of Identifying the Rail Corridor Connecting Portland to Orono as an Intercity Passenger Rail Corridor

Bill Text

Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Reported Out — ONTP/OTP-AM

  2. Voted — Divided Report

  3. Work Session Held

Sponsors

  • LD 487 · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 82 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • LD 487

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (185)

185 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 18 Yea · 17 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 71300
Independent 1000
Republican 8300
Unaffiliated 2100
Total 181700
% of votes cast 51%49%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
FARRIN of Somerset — Yea
HAGGAN of Penobscot — Yea
LIBBY of Cumberland — Nay
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Nay
Anne M. Carney Democrat Yea
Cameron D. Reny Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Denise Tepler Democrat Nay
Donna Bailey Democrat Nay
Glenn "Chip" Curry Democrat Nay
Jill C. Duson Democrat Nay
Joseph E. Rafferty Democrat Nay
Joseph M. Baldacci Democrat Nay
Margaret "Peggy" R. Rotundo Democrat Nay
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Nay
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Michael Tipping Democrat Nay
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Nay
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Nay
Stacy F. Brenner Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Timothy E. Nangle Democrat Yea
Richard A. Bennett Independent Yea
Bruce Bickford Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Yea
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Marianne Moore Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Russell J. Black Republican Yea
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay
Susan Bernard Republican Yea

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Failed 17 Yea · 18 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 12800
Independent 0100
Republican 4700
Unaffiliated 1200
Total 171800
% of votes cast 49%51%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
FARRIN of Somerset — Nay
HAGGAN of Penobscot — Nay
LIBBY of Cumberland — Yea
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Yea
Anne M. Carney Democrat Nay
Cameron D. Reny Democrat Nay
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Yea
Denise Tepler Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Glenn "Chip" Curry Democrat Yea
Jill C. Duson Democrat Yea
Joseph E. Rafferty Democrat Nay
Joseph M. Baldacci Democrat Yea
Margaret "Peggy" R. Rotundo Democrat Yea
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Yea
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Nay
Michael Tipping Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Nay
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Stacy F. Brenner Democrat Nay
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Nay
Timothy E. Nangle Democrat Nay
Richard A. Bennett Independent Nay
Bruce Bickford Republican Yea
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Marianne Moore Republican Nay
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Yea
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Yea
Susan Bernard Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Failed 17 Yea · 17 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 81200
Independent 1000
Republican 6401
Unaffiliated 2100
Total 171701
% of votes cast 49%49%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
FARRIN of Somerset — Yea
HAGGAN of Penobscot — Yea
LIBBY of Cumberland — Nay
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Nay
Anne M. Carney Democrat Nay
Cameron D. Reny Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Denise Tepler Democrat Nay
Donna Bailey Democrat Nay
Glenn "Chip" Curry Democrat Nay
Jill C. Duson Democrat Yea
Joseph E. Rafferty Democrat Yea
Joseph M. Baldacci Democrat Nay
Margaret "Peggy" R. Rotundo Democrat Nay
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Nay
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Michael Tipping Democrat Nay
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Nay
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Nay
Stacy F. Brenner Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Timothy E. Nangle Democrat Yea
Richard A. Bennett Independent Yea
Bruce Bickford Republican Yea
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Yea
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Marianne Moore Republican Nay
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
Russell J. Black Republican Not Voting
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay
Susan Bernard Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 93 Yea · 52 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 284103
Republican 55703
Unaffiliated 9200
Unenrolled 0200
Independent 1000
Total 935206
% of votes cast 62%34%0%4%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
BOYER of Poland — Nay
BOYER of Cape Elizabeth — Yea
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Nay
FARRIN of Jefferson — Yea
HAGGAN of Hampden — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Yea
LIBBY of Auburn — Yea
WHITE of Guilford — Yea
WHITE of Ellsworth — Yea
WOOD of Norway — Yea
WOOD of Greene — Yea
Adam Lee Democrat Nay
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Ambureen Rana Democrat Nay
Amy Kuhn Democrat Yea
Amy Roeder Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Nay
Anne Graham Democrat Nay
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Arthur Bell Democrat Yea
Cassie Julia Democrat Nay
Charles Skold Democrat Not Voting
Cheryl Golek Democrat Nay
Christina Mitchell Democrat Nay
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
D. Ray Democrat Yea
Dani O'Halloran Democrat Nay
Daniel Ankeles Democrat Yea
Daniel Sayre Democrat Nay
Daniel Shagoury Democrat Nay
David Rollins Democrat Nay
David Sinclair Democrat Yea
Deqa Dhalac Democrat Nay
Drew Gattine Democrat Yea
Dylan Pugh Democrat Nay
Eleanor Sato Democrat Nay
Flavia DeBrito Democrat Nay
Gary Friedmann Democrat Yea
Grayson Lookner Democrat Not Voting
Holly Eaton Democrat Nay
Holly Sargent Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Nay
James Dill Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Nay
Julia McCabe Democrat Yea
Karen Montell Democrat Nay
Kelly Murphy Democrat Yea
Kilton Webb Democrat Nay
Kristi Mathieson Democrat Nay
Laura Supica Democrat Nay
Laurie Osher Democrat Nay
Lori Gramlich Democrat Nay
Lydia Crafts Democrat Yea
Lynn Copeland Democrat Yea
Mana Abdi Democrat Nay
Marc Malon Democrat Not Voting
Marshall Archer Democrat Nay
Matt Moonen Democrat Nay
Matthew Beck Democrat Nay
Melanie Sachs Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Nay
Michel Lajoie Democrat Nay
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Morgan Rielly Democrat Yea
Nina Milliken Democrat Nay
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Poppy Arford Democrat Nay
Rafael Macias Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Nay
Sally Cluchey Democrat Yea
Samuel Zager Democrat Yea
Sean Faircloth Democrat Nay
Sophia Warren Democrat Nay
Stephan Bunker Democrat Nay
Suzanne Salisbury Democrat Yea
Tavis Hasenfus Democrat Nay
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Yea
Traci Gere Democrat Yea
Valli Geiger Democrat Nay
Victoria Doudera Democrat Nay
Walter Runte Democrat Yea
William Bridgeo Democrat Nay
Yusuf Yusuf Democrat Nay
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abden Simmons Republican Yea
Abigail Griffin Republican Yea
Alicia Collins Republican Yea
Amanda Collamore Republican Yea
Amy Arata Republican Yea
Ann Fredericks Republican Nay
Arthur Mingo Republican Yea
Barbara Bagshaw Republican Yea
Benjamin Hymes Republican Nay
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
Chad Perkins Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Yea
Dean Cray Republican Yea
Donald Ardell Republican Yea
Elizabeth Caruso Republican Yea
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Gregory Swallow Republican Yea
Irene Gifford Republican Yea
James Thorne Republican Yea
Jeffrey Adams Republican Not Voting
Jennifer Poirier Republican Yea
John Ducharme Republican Yea
John Eder Republican Nay
Joseph Underwood Republican Not Voting
Joshua Morris Republican Yea
Katrina Smith Republican Yea
Kenneth Fredette Republican Yea
Kimberly Pomerleau Republican Yea
Lucas Lanigan Republican Not Voting
Lucien Daigle Republican Yea
Mark Babin Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Mark Cooper Republican Yea
Mark Walker Republican Yea
Marygrace Cimino Republican Yea
Mathew McIntyre Republican Yea
Michael Lance Republican Yea
Michael Lemelin Republican Yea
Michael Soboleski Republican Yea
Nathan Carlow Republican Yea
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Yea
Paul Flynn Republican Nay
Quentin Chapman Republican Yea
Rachel Henderson Republican Yea
Randall Greenwood Republican Yea
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Reagan Paul Republican Yea
Richard Campbell Republican Yea
Richard Mason Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Robert Nutting Republican Nay
Roger Albert Republican Yea
Rolf Olsen Republican Yea
Sheila Lyman Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Yea
Steven Bishop Republican Yea
Steven Foster Republican Yea
Tammy Schmersal-Burgess Republican Yea
Thomas Lavigne Republican Nay
Tiffany Strout Republican Yea
Timothy Guerrette Republican Yea
Tracy Quint Republican Yea
Wayne Parry Republican Yea
William Tuell Republican Yea
Sharon Frost Unenrolled Nay
W. Crockett Unenrolled Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does LD 487 do?
Resolve, Directing the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority to Apply for Federal Funding for the Purpose of Identifying the Rail Corridor Connecting Portland to Orono as an Intercity Passenger Rail Corridor
Who sponsors LD 487?
LD 487 is sponsored by LD 487.
What is the current status of LD 487?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced April 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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